The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-08-05
SHRIMP OArCHERg STRIKE

LUG DtiO4l cuftuip taC4tfS cOHs
. days ago received the following
communication
| THE KNIGHT or LABOR oT BILOXI
Have resolved and adopted prices
on shriup as follows:
1. That the price of good mer
charitable shrimp shall not be les,
than II cents per pound, or $3.50
per barrel of 900 pounds.
.. That the discount GU mixed
shrimp shalE not be more than u
pounds to 100 pounds.
3. That the price Of picking
shrimp be u cents per 8 pound can.
4. That no boat be allowed to sell
shrimp unless tie crew belongs TO
the order.
JOIN 7. ANDREWS, N. W.
+. V. ELDER, r. S.
In response to the above the
packers of shrimp issued the follow
lug circular:
TO THE PUBLIC.
We, the undersigned, represen.
t~atives of the Biloxi Canning Com.
pany, Lopez, Duubar's Sons & Co.,
aud VIM. GoreufO s. Co., respect.
fully inform all concerned that the
usual prices paid heretofore for
shrimp aud labor will be continued
during the coming season; that We
will purchase shrimp as heretofore,
giving preference only to those
hitherto in our employ, without any
discrimination that we intend to
manage our individual business,
and while extending to those who
work TOR us fair hours and just com.
pensation for their time, we will
under no circumstances eTmit any
individual or organization TO regn
late our supply or discriminate for
us In our purchases or labor. Ilav
expended much money and
time in building up trades, giving
employment and contributing so
much to the prosperity of Biloxi, as
evidenced by the comparison of the
present with a few years back, we
ask The citizens of Biloxi identified
with its best interests TO assist us
u the future progress of Biloxi, and
hope the persons with whom we
rave so happily been connected in
his Industry will help us to sustain
be only institutions of industry in
he place, whereby all are benefit
ed alike, aud ignore the maIcon-
ents who have nothing to lose aud
~ tleir advice are apt to kill the
.ooSe that laid the golden eggs. :
assure u friends in Biloxi aud
that, il conducted at all,
.ur business will I've managed by S
hose whose investments are at stake [
nd when we are denied that poor I
Don by our fellow citizens we will
ccept the inevitable aud shut down
factories until We have an as c
nrance of protection. {
Trusting the good sense of those
lrectly Interested, aud the support
those who desire the prosperous y
onditiOn OF the past TO remain, for ]
leir good and ours, will rot neces Il
tate any such action, injurious =
like t0 us and yOu, alnl the best I
of Biloxi, We remain, re-. ,
Icctfully, h
BILOXI CANNING Co, [
LoPEz, DUNBAR's Sous & Co., 4
WIN. GORENFLO s. Co. a
Biloxi, Miss, July -, 1887.
1t seems to us that in the eternal r
tness OfthIngs the worthy Knights e
Biloxi have jumped the track.
aborerS as Il class may unite aud
lOpt legitimate means for self pIo-
Int this order seems to Ii
'ntemplate the c~on6Scation of the
roducts OF labor. This county is
terested in that matter. Shrimp N
hen caught become private prop 3
~, sUd certainly it would be a u
I'd thing if "A man or body of men ID
lould he allowed to prevent au. u
her from selling or exchanging
s property wherever aud upon
batever terms he might see prop S.
even to giving it away. 1t is Y
'ry different from saying that a =
shall not engage in certain
Dor or occupation, except upon de-
ed terms-and that is bad 2,
ough. The latter is only pre-. "
uting him from earning bis wages Sc
d forcing him TO something else, r.,
d takes away enly a bare right ia
ouSh a very dear one, " bile this ".
OPPOSITION would amount to a con- az
OF the earnings of his labor to
eady reduced to valuable prop. hil
s.. We deplore the whole uu- ex'
tuuate affair, bot especially con. be.
mn this portion OF il with the Sal
hts We have before us. II
FHI
DON'T fail to read the advertise pa,
Mt beaded sPropOsals.7 That a }